Race to the Top
AEA President Donna Morey was featured in KTHV Channel 11's top news story on Wednesday, Sept. 2., about Race to the Top grant funding. Morey said that while AEA agrees with the overall principles of the plan, some aspects should be changed to better benefit Arkansas students. more>

ADE Seeking Public Comment On the Following Proposed Rule
Governing the Calculation Methods for Declining Enrollment and Student Growth Funding for Public School Districts and Governing the Calculation of Arkansas Smart Core Incentive Funding. Written comment accepted up until September 28, 2009. more>

Email Alert

They call themselves the National Teachers Education Association and are
using NEA's address as their contact information. The message identifies
itself as coming from the Executive Secretary - Susan Landen.

The message tells recipients that they have been nominated for induction
into the National Teachers Hall of Fame - and directs them through a
series of internet prompts to find out more - and asking the recipient
for more information.

There is a National Teachers Hall of Fame. It's in Kansas, and NEA has
been a long-time supporter. But this is NOT a Hall of Fame initiative.

NEA's ITS Department has reported the information to the Anti-Phishing
Working Group (APWG), http://www.antiphishing.org. (The APWG is the
global pan-industrial and law enforcement association focused on
eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing,
pharming and email spoofing of all types.)

ITS suggests that members who receive a similar e-mail:
* Forward phishing emails to spam@uce.gov
* Report phishing email to reportphishing@antiphishing.org.
* File a complaint at ftc.gov
NEA ITS also suggests that everyone visit the site -
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/phishing.aspx - to get more
information on Phishing Scams and to find out how you can protect
yourself.